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Taika Waititi has joined the cast of fellow New Zealand director Martin Campbell's Green Lantern.  Read More »

Weta Workshop has unveiled its design for a proposed sculpture in Wellington to commemorate the 2011 Rugby World Cup. 

“Not every New Zealander is in to rugby but I hope that we’ve designed a sculpture that is not too abstract, not too contemporary, that celebrates figurative art and will hold its own place in the eye of the general public,” said Richard Taylor. Read More »

The New Zealand Society of Authors has strong reservations about the proposed merger of Archives New Zealand and the National Library into the Department of Internal Affairs.  Read More »

The Fringe Festival in Wellington held its closing party and awards on March 7 at the Paramount Theatre, blowing out the candles on its 20th birthday festival celebrations.

Fringe 2010 producer Zelda Edwards said this year's festival was a triumph in the face of adversity. Read More »

Last Train Home (director Lixin Fan) scooped Best International Feature Documentary at the Documentary Edge Awards last night.
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Design Assembly writer Andrea Wilkinson says the problem with the Auckland Council logo competition is not the community involvement, but that graphic designers were not consulted on 'how' to involve the community.

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A series of ‘sit-in/tune-in’ protests seeking to raise awareness of the funding freeze facing Radio New Zealand took place in Wellington and Christchurch on Thursday after only two days planning, while another is planned for Auckland on Monday 1 March.
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One of New Zealand’s most dynamic contemporary artists Michael Parekowhai has been invited to represent New Zealand at the 2011 Venice Biennale.

Michael Parekowhai was recommended to Creative New Zealand by an external advisory panel convened by 2009 and 2011 Venice Biennale Commissioner Jenny Harper.
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A summary of the Creative New Zealand review has been released by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 

Creative New Zealand’s four governing bodies will be replaced by a single board, under a proposal announced by Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson last week. Read More »

The Designers Institute of New Zealand has expressed disappointment and concern that the design profession has not been involved in any consultation to date about a public competition to design a new logo for Auckland’s Super City. Read More »

Dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter is one of six recipients of The University of Auckland’s Distinguished Alumni Awards for 2010.

The awards are for graduates who have made outstanding contributions to their professions, their communities and the nation.

Popular New Zealand artist Bing Dawe has received the Stoneleigh People's Choice Award for his sculpture, Wishing for St Francis. Read More »

The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc.) is concerned about the recent attacks made on Radio New Zealand and says that further cuts in their budget could impact on New Zealand writers’ ability to make an income. Read More »

Creative New Zealand’s four governing bodies will be replaced by a single board, under a proposal announced by Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson.

One board responsible for policy, strategy and funding allocation would replace the Arts Council, the Arts Board, Te Waka Toi and the Pacific Arts Committee. Read More »

Creative New Zealand’s four governing bodies will be streamlined into a single board to improve its effectiveness and to free up resources that would be better directed to artists, under a proposal announced today by Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Christopher Finlayson. Read More »